HOKKIEN MEE (CHINATOWN KL)

Hokkien Mee, is fried noodles cooked in Hokkien (Fujian) style a favorite in Singapore and Malaysia and one of my personal favorites too. Noodles being one of my staples in my daily diet...aside from prawns.. being a noodle lover I've tried Hokkien Mee all around Kuala Lumpur.....and so far nothing beats the way and style of cooking in this place downtown.... located in an alley a few meters right across the road from Chinatown along Jalan Pudu (not sure if its still part of Jalan Pudu) it has always been there since the first time I was brought there to try the Hokkien Mee by Archangel... (don't get conned by the name! Archangel is lakas TOMA boy lol husband of my sis Storm also lakas amats wake up 3am in morning )..... anyway what's so special about the Hokkien Mee in this place, it is cooked using charcoal fire giving it a distint smoked taste to the dish compared to the usual ones you find in other food stalls using gas fire.

here is the owner and the cook himself...mind you i've not noticed any signage to the name of this food stall or alley, but this place gets packed most of the time, specially on a weekend. (Chinese say, when there is a long cue or if the place is packed, the food must be good)

the place does offer other stuff on its menu, but this place is famous for the Black Hokkien Mee, seen in the pic is the rest of the menu. Operating hours start around 4 pm till the wee hours sometimes way past 1:30 am 7 days a week except on Chinese festive holidays... (not too sure on that)

not to forget, my favorite chili sauce that goes real well with the Hokkien Mee.... for me its not spicy at all...but for the first time comers.. it would be good to restrain a bit on this sauce take it in small portions if you are not used to spicy stuff.
here is a picture from the inside of the alley, well it looks pretty run down for a place...but if you are into the adventure for good food i'd give this place 5 stars ***** for it's Hokkien Mee... next time you go Cuti Cuti Malaysia and Makan Makan then you may want to check out this place... bet you, you wont regret it... my baby Mystique is now an avid patron to this place too...whenever she's in town she makes it a point to drag me to this place for Hokkien Mee.